[mmwelt]

Unfortunately, iOS simply does not allow apps like Briar to run reliably in the background[1]. Unless Apple changes its thinking about iOS, Briar or other similar apps would never work reliably.

[1] https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/685525

[Zambyte]

People have the power to not use iPhones, and should exercise it.

[ctm92]

Switching ecosystems is a huge pain, I started with iPhone and eventually moved to Android and back again to iPhone. When you use a lot of the Apple/Google Services, it's not really easy to just switch over

[the_clarence]

Honestly with Apple not producing folding phones I think in a few generations everybody will have naturally moved to Android

[browningstreet]

I don’t trust Android.

[doublerabbit]

Okay, buy me an Android then.

[lostmsu]

I actually have an app in iOS store that completely executes in the background: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id6737482921?mt=8

Never had it stopped by iOS. So not only there's no fundamental restriction, the App Store itself allows some apps to do that.

[monocularvision]

What API are you using to keep running in the background? Most likely you are misusing it on some manner and have yet to get caught by App Review.

[forgotpwd16]

Not sure what you mean with fundamental. As mentioned in the thread parent comment links to, the issue lies in enforced limits and lack* of general mechanism available to developers to allow background execution for any kind of app or/and purpose. No one said iOS itself lacks the functionality for background execution.

*In the same thread, it is noted that this lack is by choice and special-purpose mechanisms are preferred instead to prevent abuse.

[tough]

There's AltStore sideloading, would that enable it?

[ivanmontillam]

It's not an issue of sideloading or censorship in iOS. It's a product decision related to background apps (they kill the running process with no recourse to bring it up again on its own).